Tag: Hardware

While there are dozens of phones that run their own flavour of Android operating system, Nexus phones are the purest expressions of Google’s ideas. Google is preparing to launch a pair of new Nexus phones this autumn, and thanks to rumours and leaks we’ve already got a good idea of what they’ll look like. * Read the full article here

Intel has taken the wraps of its very own virtual and augmented reality headset that does something the competition doesn’t – it’s wire free, doesn’t require a connected smartphone yet can see the real world around it. * Read the full article here

The PC industry’s glory days, when people snapped up new computers powered by steadily faster chips, are over. But Intel thinks its newest PC processor will get some hearts racing in a few months. * Read the full article here

Are you looking for a new keyboard, ready to upgrade or want something more suited to gaming? Well, for gamers, writers or just picky typists the answer may be in mechanical keyboards. * Read the full article here

The AirBar is plug and play USB device which converts an ordinary laptop screen into a touch screen. It is currently compatible with 15.6 inch screen size laptops. Also right now it supports few Operating Systems (OS) like Windows 7, 8, 10. The Neonode has said that they are working to make it compatible for Mac OS & also for different screen sizes. * Read the full article here

Most of us will never be able to leave the bounds of the planet, but soon we might be able to get the next best thing. No, I don’t mean Virgin Galactic. There’s actually a satellite equipped with a VR camera ready to be shot off into orbit. * Read the full article here

While Linus Torvalds is busy in developing Linux kernel 4.8, it has now found that the next version of the open-source operating system will natively support Microsoft’s Surface 3. The new support emerges from a touchscreen controller driver that will enable the last year’s Surface tablet to run Linux flawlessly. * Read the full article here

After confirming its existence and little else just prior to E3 in June, Sony will officially unveil an upgraded PlayStation 4 at an event in September. That’s according to new reports by Gameblog and Vice, both of which state the event is scheduled to take place in New York on Wednesday, September 7. This puts it just before the start of the Tokyo Game Show, which begins on September 15. * Read the full article here

Security researchers working on reverse-engineering Qualcomm’s hardware claim to have finally found a way in, suggesting that flaws in the graphics-handling part of the processing chain’s software drivers could allow hackers to take control of a device. * Read the full article here

Do you have an old tablet lying around? Or are you ready to upgrade but feel bad ditching your old one? You could make good use of it by re-purposing it into something else. Here are a few easy ideas for turning your old tablet into something new — kind of. And in you’re in the cleaning mood, or want to be, check out the KonTechie Method, which helps you clear your tech clutter by using one simple question. * Read the full article here